On the February 20, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chiefPeter Scirettais joined by weekend editorBrad Oman, senior writerBen Pearson, and writerChris Evangelistato talk about the latest news, includingThe Pushtrailer,It: Chapter Twocasting, andBlack Panther's insane box office success. And in our feature presentation, we talk about howBlack Panthermight affect the future of theMarvel Cinematic Universe.You can subscribe to /Film Daily oniTunes,Google Play,Overcastand all the popular podcast apps (here is theRSSURL if you need it).
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'The Push' Trailer: A Reality Movie About Convincing Someone to Commit Murder
Assuming Cap, Thor, and Tony all die or don't return after Avengers 4, this leaves T'Challa (and maybe Doctor Strange?) as the new face of the MCU and the new main box office draw. Along with Captain Marvel, this means a very, very different Phase 4 cast.
Does this setup Martin Freeman as Everett K. Ross in Captain Marvel?
Is Everett K. Ross the new Agent Coulson?
The whole world now has Wakanda's overpowered tech, what does this mean for stakes in the MCU and Infinity War?
Is the final infinity stone, The Soul Stone, on Wakanda? What's up with the purple flowers?
Black-market arms dealer Ulysses Klaue smuggled large amounts of vibranium out of Wakanda and sold them on the black market. Was Howard Stark a buyer? First scene in BP is 1992, right after Howard's assassination months earlier.
Who might be a villain for the sequel? M'Baku starts out as a jealous villain attempting to take the throne of Wakanda for himself, only to be defeated by T'Challa, turning him into a reluctant ally. Could that alliance be short lived?
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